In a small round pavilion in Yuyang Taoist Temple, Zhao Yiyun stood in a corner of the pavilion, facing Su Xing who was sitting opposite him, waving his hands and describing something in the air, while saying in a mysterious tone:
"Today, the top ten in the Outer Mountain Ranking are all occupied by disciples from the two Taoist academies, Shenji and Xuanguang. Among the top ten positions, Shenji accounts for six and Xuanguang accounts for four."
"A week ago, these top ten peerless talents on the earth's list finished their retreat and appeared in various Taoist academies and began to prepare for the academy examination at the end of the year."
"A few days ago, a disciple of Shenji said that he saw You Yaqin, who is now fifth on the Earth Ranking, in his Taoist temple. It is said that she was a charming and charming woman who was born with a pair of foxy eyes, and her beauty was even more...
It is known as the unique skill of Wanjian Sect."
"There are also Xuanguang disciples who said that Senior Sister Fang Yu and Senior Brother Xie Da from their Taoist Academy have also finished their retreat and have begun to guide the cultivation of these juniors in the Taoist Academy. They are ranked eighth and ninth on the earth rankings respectively."
Su Xing watched Zhao Yiyun vividly describe the strange things that happened within the sect today. Because of his retreat some time ago, he was no longer able to keep up with the trend.
Zhao Yiyun waved his hands in the air, as if he was unfolding a magnificent picture for Su Xing.
"Senior Brother Zhao, have the top three senior brothers and sisters on the list shown up?" Su Xing asked slightly curiously.
"Ahem," Zhao Yiyun's expression suddenly became serious when he heard this, and he said plausibly: "The top three senior brothers and sisters on the ground list are the disciples who have the best chance of entering the three main peaks in our outer mountain this year. They are not born easily. Last time, a disciple saw
It was already a year ago when we met them."
"Senior Brother Zhao, does he know the names of those three? And which Taoist temple do they belong to?" Su Xing asked.
"Naturally. Song Xinghai, who is number one on the Earth Ranking, and Liao Yun, who is number three, both come from the Shenji Taoist Academy. This is why the Shenji disciples always have an arrogant attitude."
"The second disciple on the Earth Ranking is named Baili Yangqiu. He is the greatest pride of Xuanguang Taoist Academy and a powerful weapon refiner. The last time people saw him, he had already condensed seven spiritual patterns."
Listening to Zhao Yiyun's description, Su Xing became curious about what the top three disciples on the Earth Ranking looked like.
And just when Zhao Yiyun was about to continue telling stories to Su Xing, there was a rush of footsteps outside the pavilion.
I saw a martial arts boy from Yuyang Taoist Temple running outside the pavilion, saluted the two of them, and said respectfully:
"Mr. Du Jia and Dean Jiang invited the two adults to go to the ancestral hall, saying they had something to tell them."
Hearing this, Su Xing and Zhao Yiyun looked at each other and saw the slightly frowned eyebrows on each other's foreheads.
The two of them smiled unconsciously and walked towards the Taoist temple.
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When the two arrived at the Taoist temple, there were already more than a dozen fellow disciples standing in the hall.
At a glance, Su Xing found that most of the disciples standing here were at least at the level of Huayuan Realm, and Zhou Qinghan and Lin Qi were also among them.
The two of them stood at the front of the crowd as always, playing the role of the Taoist eldest brother and eldest sister.
Su Xing and Zhao Yiyun quickly joined the queue, waiting for the arrival of Du Jia and Jiang Lingyan like everyone else.
The time for drinking tea soon passed, and suddenly three clear footsteps came from behind the stone statue in the center of the ancestral hall, making the originally noisy crowd quiet down.
Looking around, people saw three figures walking out from behind the stone statue of the first dean of Yuyang Taoist Temple.
Jiang Lingyan, who was dressed in a yellow and purple Taoist robe, was followed by two people. The one on the left was Du Jia, the current lecturer of the Taoist Academy, and the one on the right was a young man who looked no older than Su Xing.
Like everyone else, the young man wore a yellow robe, with a long sword on his waist, and a soaring dragon pattern engraved on the scabbard.
The young man has good features and is full of heroic spirit, and his steps are full of calmness and practicality.
Seeing this young man, some disciples in the ancestral hall immediately started talking in low voices.
Su Xing cast a doubtful look at Zhao Yiyun, who smiled lightly and explained:
"Do you still remember what I told you earlier about the strongest disciples in each Taoist academy ending their retreat? This senior brother is the strongest combat force in our Yuyang Taoist Temple today, and he has been in it for three years.
Senior brother Han An."
"Han An, the most powerful fighter?" Su Xing was stunned for a moment, then asked in turn: "But I remember that the highest ranked person in our Taoist academy on the earth rankings is Lin Qi, who is fourteenth?"
"That's right. Because Senior Brother Han An failed to be selected for the main peak discipleship quota in a row, he began to practice in seclusion after the academy examination last year and no longer participated in the competition for rankings. So although he is not ranked, there is no doubt that we
The strongest disciple of the Taoist Academy."
"I see." Su Xing nodded and looked at Han An a few more times.
At this time, Jiang Lingyan had already led Du Jia and Han An to the front of everyone.
Facing this highly respected and majestic dean of the Taoist Academy, the disciples present were all in awe and did not dare to laugh again.
Seeing that people became quiet, Jiang Lingyan said:
"The reason why I called you here today is because Sun Ling, the Archdeacon of the Law Enforcement Hall, told our three deans last night."
Law Enforcement Hall? Sun Ling?
The disciples were slightly startled, recalling that the last time the Law Enforcement Hall announced to the disciples of the sect was the truth about Zhou Yue's death.
After learning that Wang Yu was the real murderer of Zhou Yue and his cultivation was abolished, the disciples of Yuyang Taoist Temple were all happy. Only the Shenji disciples were still talking privately that Su Xing had bribed the deacon of the Law Enforcement Hall.
, and felt aggrieved and sorry for the fate of senior brother Wang Yu.
It's just that anyone with a discerning eye knows that it's nonsense to say that the Law Enforcement Hall has been bribed, so they just smile and don't take the words of the Shenji disciples seriously.
Today, Jiang Lingyan called everyone to the Taoist Temple. It turned out to be because of the Law Enforcement Hall.
Jiang Lingyan continued: "A week ago, the disciples sent by the Law Enforcement Hall to the Wanling Mountains discovered signs of a strange treasure being born inside the mountains."
"Yesterday, Deacon Sun Ling from the Law Enforcement Hall called our three deans to discuss a matter."
"There are still nearly three and a half months before the year-end academy examination. In order to prevent the Taoist disciples from wasting this time, Deacon Sun Ling thought that the Taoist disciples in the sect should investigate what the strange treasure is.
It will be a good experience.”
"After you investigate the origin of the exotic treasure and bring it back to the sect, the Law Enforcement Hall will reward you with corresponding training resources. This is also an opportunity for you."
"It's just that the location we are going to this time is in the middle of the second-level mountain range, which has exceeded the scope of Duanyang Forest. This is why I only called you disciples who are above the Great Transformation Realm.
"
"Three days later, the three Taoist temples will send candidates to investigate and enter the Wanling Mountains for a period of half a month to a month."
"This experience is not a rigid requirement. The interior of the Wanling Mountains is extremely dangerous. Although Du Jia will accompany you, there is still a risk of injury. Therefore, disciples who do not want to participate can just leave the ancestral hall."
After closing her words, Jiang Lingyan raised her head slightly and looked at everyone.
After hearing what the dean said, a commotion broke out in the crowd.
A strange treasure is born, you go into the mountains to investigate, practice and gain rich rewards.
None of the disciples here thought that what had called them here today was something like this.
Although words like experience and rare treasures are very tempting to practitioners, the thought of going into the mountains for more than half a month and the possibility of injury makes many people retreat.
Many people feel that if they don't get any benefits from entering the mountains this time, wouldn't it be equivalent to wasting more than half a month of practice time?
This is a very contradictory choice for the students who are already somewhat unconfident but want to take part in the year-end college examination.
For Su Xing, entering the interior of Wanling Mountains is a good opportunity.
With the help of the team, he would have another chance to obtain the demon blood of the seventh-level ferocious beast, thus raising the Demon-Subduing Sutra to the seventh-level realm.
And he also believes that he has the ability to protect himself and will not be easily injured.
So no matter what aspect you consider, this is not a bad thing for him.
Su Xing and Zhao Yiyun, who chose to stay, watched as the number of disciples gathered in the ancestral hall changed from seventeen at the beginning to eight in the end.
Among the remaining people, the only ones Su Xing could name were Zhao Yiyun next to him, Zhou Qinghan in front of the crowd, Lin Qi and Han An next to Jiang Lingyan. He didn't recognize the remaining three classmates.
After seeing the final result, Jiang Lingyan nodded, not knowing whether she was satisfied or dissatisfied.
At this time, Du Jia took a step forward, looked at everyone and said:
"According to Deacon Sun Ling's suggestion, we will be divided into two teams when we enter the mountain this time, and each team will have a captain."
"And I have decided on the captain this time in advance."
Hearing this, Han An and Lin Qi took a step forward and walked in front of everyone.